The short-lived jam supergroup Oysterhead — featuring Primus bassist Les Claypool, Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio and the Police drummer Stewart Copeland — will reunite for a pair of 2020 concerts, the trio’s first shows together in 14 years. The band has announced two shows at Broomfield, Colorado’s 1stBank Center on …
Read More »How Blanco Brown Mixed Trap Beats With Country Storytelling on His Debut
Early in his musical career, Blanco Brown had some success writing and producing tracks for other artists. But the success also presented him with a dilemma: very few of those artists were interested in recording the kind of songs Brown wanted to write — instead of heartfelt, story-driven tunes, people …
Read More »10 Best Country, Americana Songs to Hear Now: A Thousand Horses, the Cadillac Three
A Thousand Horses return with a new Dave Cobb-produced anthem, Tanya Tucker’s daughter Presley proves that talent runs in the family, and Kelleigh Bannen sparkles on a precious ballad in this week’s list of must-hear songs. Rissi Palmer, “Soul Message” When Rissi Palmer released her debut single in 2007, she …
Read More »Watch Drenched Harry Styles Find Clarity in Dreamy 'Lights Up' Video
Harry Styles has released the highly-anticipated new song and video for “Lights Up.” The track serves as the lead single for the pop star’s forthcoming sophomore album. On the dreamy, R&B-leaning “Lights Up,” Styles wonders, “Do you know who you are?” on the chorus. The Tame Impala-esque track has Styles …
Read More »Hear Green Day's Punchy New NHL Anthem 'Fire, Ready, Aim'
Green Day and the National Hockey League (NHL) teamed up to debut Green Day’s new single, “Fire, Ready, Aim” during Wednesday’s game between New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers. The track, which will appear on the band’s forthcoming album, Father of All…, will serve as the opening song for Wednesday …
Read More »Paul McCartney, Flea, Jack Bruce's Family Pay Tribute to Ginger Baker
Following the death of Ginger Baker at the age of 80, many of the artists he collaborated with or influenced turned to social media to pay tribute to the late Cream drummer. “Ginger Baker, great drummer, wild and lovely guy,” Paul McCartney tweeted Sunday, soon after the drummer’s death was …
Read More »Paulina Porizkova Remembers Ric Ocasek's 'Incredible Gentleness'
Starting in the late Seventies, few rockers were as visually iconic as the Cars’ Ric Ocasek, who died on September 15th of natural causes; he was 75. Equally iconic was Ocasek’s longtime wife, Paulina Porizkova, the Czech-born model who met Ocasek on the set of the Cars’ “Drive” video in …
Read More »Ray Davies Talks 'Arthur' Reissue, 'Project Kinks' Reunion Project
The Kinks were on the verge of collapse when they began 1969’s Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). They’d just parted ways with original bassist Pete Quaife and their previous album, 1968’s The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, failed even to chart in their …
Read More »Chris Stapleton Sets 'Concert for Kentucky' With Willie Nelson
Update (3/31): Chris Stapleton has postponed his “Concert for Kentucky” to next year. Originally slated for April 25th at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field in Lexington, the concert will now be held April 24th, 2021. Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, and Yola are all expected to perform. Stapleton and his …
Read More »How Mika Fell Back in Love With Pop Goodness
“Where have all the good guys gone?” Mika asked on his last album, 2015’s No Place in Heaven, singing about searching for heroes in everyday life while referencing many of his own, from James Dean to David Bowie and Walt Whitman to Rufus Wainwright. With the October 4th release of …
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